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Early Origins of the Clerk family

The surname Clerk was first found in Brittany, where they held a family seat at many locations including Coural, Grave, Keraliou, Kergolher, Lessquiffio and Lexuhel.

Early History of the Clerk family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Clerk research. Another 265 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1418, 1444, 1772, 1778, 1793 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Clerk History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Clerk Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leclair, Leclaire, Leclaires, Leclère, Leclere, Leclères, Lecleres, Leclert, Lecler, le Clair, le Claire, le Claires, le Clère, le Clere, le Clères, le Clert, le Cler, Clair, Claire, Claires, Clère, Clere, Clères, Clert and many more.

Early Notables of the Clerk family

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Clerk Ranking

In the United States, the name Clerk is the 16,999^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Clerk migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Clerk Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mr. John Clerk, (Clark) aged 19, who arrived in Virginia in 1634 aboard the ship "Bonaventure" coming via St. Domingo 2
Robert Clerk, who arrived in Maryland in 1637 3
Eleanor Clerk, who arrived in Maryland in 1641 3
John Clerk, who arrived in Virginia in 1654 3
Tho Clerk, who landed in Virginia in 1654 3
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Clerk Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Robert Clerk, who landed in Virginia in 1701 3
Eliza Clerk, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 3
Benja Clerk, who landed in Virginia in 1701 3
Jane Clerk, who landed in Virginia in 1703 3
Edward Clerk, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 3
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Clerk Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Margaret Clerk, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 3
Ann Clerk, aged 5, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 3

Clerk migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Clerk Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Clerk, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Mr. James Clerk U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 4

Clerk migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Clerk Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. George Clerk, English convict who was convicted in Newington, London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the ""Blenheim"" on 24th July 1850, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) and Norfolk Island, Australia 5

Clerk migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Clerk Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Alexander Clerk, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Dinapore" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 5th August 1857 6
Mr. David Clerk, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Robert Henderson" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 3rd September 1860 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Clerk (post 1700) +

J. A. Clerk, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1916 8
John Clerk (1757-1832), Lord Eldin, Scotch judge, the eldest son of John Clerk of Eldin 9
John Clerk of Eldin (1728-1812), Scottish author of an essay on naval tactics, seventh son of Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, educated at the grammar school of Dalkeith 9
Sir George Clerk (1787-1867), Scottish statesman, elder son of James Clerk, by his wife, Janet, daughter of George Irving of Newton, Lanarkshire, and grandson of Sir George Clerk Maxwell 9
Sir Dugald Clerk (1854-1932), Scottish engineer
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scottish physicist

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/blenheim
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020